GM is taking a huge risk.
“Having choice is important,” Rowan wrote then. “We want our cars to fit our customers’ lives and devices.”, said it has no plans to do so at the expense of CarPlay and Android Auto.
“Our customers find value in our support of CarPlay, Android Auto, and Google built-in and we now offer these connected solutions across our lineup,” Honda spokesperson Jessica Fini said. “We will continue to offer a range of high quality, interactive solutions to provide value to our customers that match their own technology choices.”
Hyundai, which also owns a stake in Kia, said it has “plans to stop offering AppleCar Play and Android Auto on its vehicles, including EVs,” said spokesperson Miles Johnson.Spokespersons for Stellantis, BMW, Mercedes, and Toyota have yet to comment, but the trend lines are clear. Nearly every car on sale today offers CarPlay and Android Auto.
But GM isn’t completely alone in rejecting phone projection for its future EV lineup. Two pure EV automakers, Rivian and Tesla, don’t offer access to CarPlay and Android Auto, despite loud protests from customers. Both still manage to sell cars — in Tesla’s case,
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